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About Balaghat Village

Balaghat is a mid sized village in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,485, made up of 784 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaghat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 213.93 hectares
Population 1,485
Male Population 784
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaghat compares

By the 2011 count Balaghat is the 42nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 213.93 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Balaghat

Balaghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaghat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amlaguri Dwitia Khanda, Andaran Phulbari, Bajejama Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda and Bajejama Chilakhana Pratham Khanda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balaghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaghat village had a population of 1,485. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Balaghat village has 784 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaghat has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Balaghat is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaghat covers 213.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaghat falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balaghat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balaghat.

Balaghat is in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balaghat today is likely to be higher.

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